Bengaluru: One arrested, FIR against five over alleged fraud of Rs. 25 crore
Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against five people at the Basaveshwara Nagar police station on charges of cheating a businessman of approximately ₹25 crore by promising high profits and interest on investments in a casino and Bitcoin business. The police have arrested one of the accused.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim, Vivek P. Heggade, a case has been registered against Ramakrishna Rao, his wife Rajeshwari Rao, son Rahul Tonse, daughter Raksha Tonse, and son-in-law Chetan Narayan under the Prevention of Fraud and Unregulated Deposits Act (BUDS).
According to the police, the main accused, Ramakrishna Rao, has been arrested, while the other accused are currently absconding abroad. The investigation is ongoing.
The complainant, Vivek, who owns a logistics company, met Ramakrishna Rao through friends in 2023. Rahul Tonse and Chetan Narayan are involved in the casino business in Sri Lanka and Dubai. They allegedly approached Vivek for financial support to expand their business and convinced him to provide loans.
To gain his trust, Ramakrishna Rao took Vivek to a casino in Sri Lanka and introduced him to his son Rahul. Later, during a call from Dubai, he introduced his daughter and son-in-law, further persuading him to invest. According to Vivek’s complaint, the accused lured him by promising high returns through investments in casinos and Bitcoin.
The accused claimed that casinos in Dubai and Sri Lanka were profitable and that further expansion would generate even more revenue. They assured Vivek that a new casino, named City of Dreams, would be set up in Sri Lanka and promised him high returns if he invested. Believing their claims, Vivek provided loans amounting to ₹25 crore from 2023, expecting regular interest payments.
However, over time, when the promised interest was not paid, Vivek confronted them. He alleged that the accused verbally abused him and ultimately cheated him by taking his money under false promises.
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Man thrown 50 ft into air as powerful storm lashes UP's Bareilly
Bareilly (PTI): In a shocking incident, a man was flung nearly 50 ft into the air along with a tin roof and thrown into a field during a powerful storm in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, where the adverse weather claimed at least four lives.
The man in the video, Nanhe Mian of Bamiyana village, suffered multiple injuries in the incident that occurred on Wednesday.
In a video of the incident doing the rounds on social media, the man is seen being launched into the air while he is holding onto the tin roof. He then lets go, does a somersault in the air and lands in the adjacent field.
Initially, some social media users expressed disbelief over the video and suspected that it was generated using artificial intelligence. But for Nanhe, an e-rickshaw driver, it is all too real.
Nanhe, around 50 years old, said on Thursday that he had gone to a wedding hall to collect some items when the storm intensified.
"The wind was so strong that the tin shed started making loud noises. I thought if I did not hold onto it, it would be blown away in the storm. So, I immediately grabbed a rope tied to the shed," he said.
"Then a very strong gust came and lifted both the shed and me into the air. I was carried nearly 50 ft into the air before the storm weakened and I fell to the ground," he said.
Nanhe, who lives with his wife and their five children, said he suffered injuries on his head, back, arms and legs. These include a fractured arm and leg.
Bareilly Police said in a statement that Nahne was standing inside the wedding hall in Bamiyana when strong winds and rain tore the tin roof of the structure.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government, at least 89 people were killed and around 50 injured in storm and rain-related incidents across the state on Wednesday.
Several animals were also killed and houses and shops were damaged in many places.
In Bareilly, four people were killed between 8.30 am and 11.30 pm on Wednesday, nine animals perished and around 30 houses suffered heavy damage, officials said.
Meet Nanhe Miyan of Bareilly, UP.
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During a severe storm at a wedding venue, he was lifted into the air along with a tin shed he was holding onto.
He flew high before crashing to the ground, breaking both arms and legs. Now hospitalised.pic.twitter.com/D616Z5X23L
